Free website - Wix.com

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Goals:

• Recognize wikis as an authentic educational technology tool that offers a collaborative online learning environment.
• Acquire skills for creating wikis, and for promoting student engagement and project-based learning in the classroom
• Create a wiki for classroom use

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Take the Wiki Poll

Take the Wiki Quiz

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Wiki PowerPoint

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Workshop Wiki URLs

Wiki Reflection

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Watch this video that explains...Wikis in Plain English Video
Most well-known example - Wikipedia
Points to Consider
Educational - Wiki Examples
Let's give it a try - Ohio Facts and Trivia

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Wikis can be utilized in the classroom as a way to create a simple website, introduce and engage our students to the concepts of collaboration, demonstrate respect for other ideas, intellectual property, and so much more. Wikis are becoming the preferred technology for collaborative group work online.

Wikis as an instructional tool? So... would you agree with the following theory on using wikis as an instructional tool? The collective knowledge of many is of greater value than a single expert. Use the discussion tab to express your thoughts.

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Resources

Wikispaces

http://www.wikispaces.com

Examples @wikispaces

http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Examples+of+educational+wikis

Educational Wiki @wikispaces

http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Articles+and+Resources

Best Educational Wikis of 2009 http://blog.wikispaces.com/2010/01/best-educational-wikis-of-2009.html

Teachers First

http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/

Teachers First Wiki Examples

http://teachersfirst.wikispaces.com/Wiki+examples

David Warlick

http://davidwarlick.com/wiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.TheArtAndTechniqueOfWikis

Ways to use wikis

http://www.smartteaching.org/blog/2008/08/50-ways-to-use-wikis-for-a-more-collaborative-and-interactive-classroom/

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Add Literature Audio Files

Lit2Go
Free Classic Audio Books

Spice up your wiki:

Create Your Avatar

Embed Widgets

Google Forms

Math Teachers

Other Wikis

Wetpaint

PB Wiki



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